diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0a18fea84..eb13f321d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-08-18  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	* builds/unix/unix-def.in (freetype2.pc): Don't set executable bit.
+
 2013-08-18  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
 
 	Fix Savannah bug #39804.
diff --git a/builds/unix/unix-def.in b/builds/unix/unix-def.in
index bde6560a1..491e97486 100644
--- a/builds/unix/unix-def.in
+++ b/builds/unix/unix-def.in
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ $(OBJ_BUILD)/freetype2.pc: $(TOP_DIR)/builds/unix/freetype2.in
 	    -e 's|%prefix%|$(prefix)|' \
 	    $< \
 	    > $@.tmp
-	chmod +x $@.tmp
 	chmod a-w $@.tmp
 	mv $@.tmp $@